Extra-terrestial 8's Blogs 2010
First Blog of 2010!!!!27-02-10Welcome to room 8's first blog for 2010. Another school year has got off to a flyer! Room 8 has been busier than a beehive. So, I guess you guys need some inside information. Well, here goes!
Class reps: Deputy class reps:
Robert Emma
Ella-Rose Austyn
Teacher: Place of camp:
Mrs Hedley The Farm
Room 8 Matai 2009 Champions of:
Cricket Players: Trivial Pursuit
Josh Yr8 Boys cricket
Arlen Yr7 Boys cricket
Austyn
Robert Room 8 2010 Webslingers:
Austyn
Daniel
But don't go away! Room 8 has an action packed year ahead of them, so keep posted! This is Austyn signing off for room 8.
By Austyn
Soccer Finals-INTENSE11-05-10Room 8 skyrocketed through the ranks of the soccer tournament. After an intense struggle of wits and determination, we edged past Nikau A by 1 point. The next game we breezed past Nikau C 4-0. Then came our hardest opponents so far- Room 16. Full to the brim of skill, speed and talent, they were just as determined to get to the top as we were. There were nail biting moments throughout the game,and we almost lost our composure. But we pulled something from somewhere and kept ourselves in the game. Following an intense penalty shootout, in which our goalkeeper pulled off a miracle and did a professional level save, to get us through to the GRAND FINAL.
We had a brief pep talk, and raced out onto the field to play a room full of attacking prowess-Room 5. With pace, agility, talent, and determination, they posed a formidable threat to our hopes. In the game there were lots of oohs and aahs, but no-one could make a breakthrough. It went on to a penalty shootout, but in the end we just couldn't perform the miracle we needed and Room 5 came out victors. The day wasn't a complete failure, however. Room 7 won the plate final for Matai...
By Austyn and Daniel
Trivial Pursuit Night - 25th of June25-05-10
The three Pacific Island groups have started gearing up for their Overseas trips. The first group to go is the Vanuatu group, who are leaving just next term! The Fiji and Samoa groups are leaving during Intensives Week, in term 4. We are all very excited and have been very busy with fundraising.
On the 25th of June, we are having our MAJOR fundraiser- The Famous Trivial Pursuit Night. The night will go a bit like this- All the adults who have booked a table will be ushered into the hall by the slaves (that's us). There will be some entertainment, including live music (us again) until we eventually start the Trivial Pursuiting. After this is over, we will have a big auction of some stuff generously donated by various businesses in the Whangarei district. There will be a bar and other facilities available for use. Altogether it should be an awesome night!
By Austyn
Winter Sportz Day9-06-10On the 28th of May, the whole school geared up for an action-packed exhibition of speed, skill and Channel K. Thats right- Winter Sports Day.
My friend Daniel here, did soccer, and I played Rippa Rugby. It all started with a tedious wait on the school grounds and endless roll calling. Finally we loaded into the hot, humid transpiration units (aka busses). There was so little room that half of the passengers had to stand in the aisle! Fortunately, the cramped busses took only minutes to reach Kensington Park.
One of the greatest things was that there was only a brief 20 minute interval between games. Nobody was bored for long. because the games were so intense that your mind was entirely in it.
At the end of the day, pretty much everyone was tired, bruised, hurt, cramped, exhausted, sore, and annoyed that the busses were taking so long, but otherwise in good spirits.
By Austyn and Daniel
FIFA World Cup 2010 (Kamo Int Version)21-06-10
The largest sporting event in the world has kicked off in South Africa - and, of course, at KIS.
While the All Whites continue to make history by holding the World Champions, Italy, to a 1-1 draw, we at KIS have our own version. And this is off to a flyer. Most teams have played two games so far, all full of loud yelling, non-stop sprinting, and a whole lot of spirit. Our own class was assigned previous World Cup Finalist team France. We have only played one game, and like our friends over in South Africa, it was a draw.
We still have a long way to go if we want the shiny, shiny, shiny trophy. (Did we mention that the trophy is really shiny?)
By Austyn and Daniel
Robert- Great Class Rep, Great Friend26-07-10This blog is dedicated to one of our previous classmates. He was popular, funny, kind, a great leader, a talented musician, and a great friend. If you haven't guessed who it is yet, either you haven't read the title or you didn't know Robert very well. Yes, that's right people. Robert is gone. Most of you wouldn't understand the scale of this event, unless you were his friend. And he had a lot of friends.
He was also always a good guy to have around. He has a good (but slightly weird) sense of humor, including jokes like 'Multi-coloured sheep!' which shouldn't really be funny but they were. In a nutshell, he was just completely and utterly awesome. There is only one more message- WE WILL MISS YOU ROBERT!!!!!!!!
By Austyn and Daniel
Language Fest Movies- CRACK UP!!9-08-10
Last week, our school celebrated Language Week, with our own little festival. Our very own Paps organised some absolutely HILARIOUS movies for us all to enjoy. Daniel's favourite movie was called 'Careful with that axe, Eugene'. It was about a boy who obviously hadn't had training with wood chopping.
The best part about this movie was the 'cringe factor'. You didn't want to look, but you couldn't resist. You would know what I mean if you saw it.
My favourite movie was called 'Tama Tu'. It was a movie about the antics of the Maori Battalion during WWII. You wouldn't believe what they got up to! I highly recommend this movie, as it was directed by Taika Waititi. If you don't know who that is, thats the director of Boy. I mean, who doesn't like Boy...
By Austyn and Daniel
X Country26-08-10
Take 600 kids, combine it with unpredictable weather and dodgy tracks, and mix that in with some pretty intense nerves, and you've got the 2010 KIS Cross Country! This huge event took place on a cold, wet, windy, wild and altogether rather shifty day.
The Year 7 girls took off first, setting a high pace and standard. This was won by Ella in Room 16. After this the Year 7 boys were off, and this was won by Duncan in Room 6.
The Year 8 girls was won by Katrina in Room 6, so obviously Room 6 has a fair few quickies. However, Room 8's own Ella-Rose came 4th, which is a huge achievement!
The Year 8 boys was won by Shane in Room 18, so obviously Matai and Rimu are the fastest syndicates. But Matai didn't miss out completely. Josh C in Room 8 came 2nd, Caleb in Room 9 came 3rd, and Jared in Room 6 came 7th.
In the Year 7 boys, Daniel came 46th out of approximately 120, ('46th rules!' was his comment) and in the Year 8 boys, Austyn came 59th out of approximately 138 (My comment is 'Stink!') so not bad results for us Webslingers!
By Austyn and Daniel
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